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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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